Man impregnates 15-year-old daughter
A physically challenged Dedza man, Austin Mtika, is grinding his teeth as he awaits court judgment on his case of raping and impregnating his 15-year-old step daughter.
According to Section 132 of the country’s Penal Code, rape case carries a maximum sentence of death or life imprisonment with hard labour if found guilty.
Mtika, who hails from Mgunditsa village, Chief Kasumbu in the district, already appeared before the Dedza Magistrate Court where he pleaded guilty to the charge and is on full remand at Dedza Prison awaiting the judgment, according to Dedza Police spokesperson Franklin Gausi.
Gausi said Mtika, who walks on clutches, had been satisfying his sexual desires on the step daughter after promising to marry her.
“His step father pleaded guilty to the charge and actually told the court that he saw nothing wrong in sleeping with her because she was the one taking care of him. The daughter is now five months pregnant,” said Gausi.
According to the police spokesperson, the girl told police that she gave in to her step father’s demands after she was threatened that she would be heavily beaten should she dare to reveal the issue.
“The girl said the father told her not to get worried because he was going to marry her because her mother never cares for him,” said Gausi.
The daughter revealed the matter to her mother, who is a mobile business lady, after observing that she had missed her periods for five months.
The father is said to have taken advantage of the wife’s unavailability at home to trap the step daughter into sleeping with her.
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